This evening via Twitter, from State Representative Caleb Rowden (r):
Caleb Rowden @calebrowden44
MO Dems have a problem. Their 2016 Gov. candidate is in the pocket of the guy pushing 4 #HB253 override. #MOLeg #UhOh [….] 8:51 PM – 5 Aug 13
Dude, you voted for it:
[First Regular Session, 97th GENERAL ASSEMBLY
SIXTY-SIXTH DAY, THURSDAY, MAY 9, 2013]2339 Journal of the House [pdf]
On motion of Representative Berry, SS HB 253, as amended, was truly agreed to and finally passed by the following vote:
AYES: 103
Allen Anderson Austin Bahr Barnes
Bernskoetter Berry Brattin Brown Burlison
Cierpiot Conway 104 Cookson Cornejo Cox
Crawford Cross Curtman Davis Diehl
Dohrman Dugger Elmer Engler Fitzpatrick
Fitzwater Flanigan Fraker Franklin Frederick
Gatschenberger Guernsey Haahr Haefner Hansen
Hicks Higdon Hinson Hodges Hoskins
Hough Houghton Hurst Johnson Jones 50
Justus Keeney Kelley 127 Koenig Kolkmeyer
Korman Lair Lant Lauer Leara
Love Lynch Marshall McCaherty McGaugh
Messenger Miller Molendorp Moon Morris
Muntzel Neely Neth Parkinson Pfautsch
Pike Pogue Redmon Rehder Reiboldt
Remole Rhoads Richardson Riddle Roorda
Ross Rowden Rowland Scharnhorst Schatz
Schieber Schieffer Shull Shumake Solon
Sommer Spencer Stream Swan Thomson
Torpey Walker White Wieland Wilson
Wood Zerr Mr Speaker
[emphasis added]
Pockets:
MISSOURI ETHICS COMMISSION
CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED – SUPPLEMENTAL
FRIENDS OF CALEB ROWDEN [pdf] 10/29/2012House Republican Campaign Committee Inc. PO Box 1313 Jefferson City MO 65102 10/23/2012 $60,098.00 IN-KIND
House Republican Campaign Committee Inc. PO Box 1313 Jefferson City MO 65102 10/10/2012 $15,296.00 IN-KIND
Missouri Club for Growth PO Box 2068 St Louis MO 63158 10/11/2012 $4,000.00
[emphasis added]
One degree of separation, via the Missouri Ethics Commission:
C091068 HOUSE REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE INC October Quarterly Report Rex Sinquefield
244 Bent Walnut Lane Westphalia MO 65085-2022 Retired 09/02/2011 $15,000.00 Monetary NoC091068 HOUSE REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE INC January Quarterly Report Rex Sinquefield
244 Bent Walnut Lane Westphalia MO 65085-2022 Retired 12/21/2011 $100,000.00 Monetary NoC091068 HOUSE REPUBLICAN CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE INC 30 Day After Primary Election-8/7/2012 Rex Sinquefield
244 Bent Walnut Lane Westphalia MO 65085-2022 Retired 09/01/2012 $15,000.00 Monetary NoC101046 MISSOURI CLUB FOR GROWTH POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE July Quarterly Report Rex Sinquefield
244 Bent Walnut Westphalia MO 65085 Retired 05/17/2012 $500,005.00 Monetary NoC101046 MISSOURI CLUB FOR GROWTH POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE October Quarterly Report Rex Sinquefield
244 Bent Walnut Westphalia MO 65082 Retired 08/31/2012 $160,000.00 Monetary No
[emphasis added]
Isn’t that the guy pushing for a veto override of HB 253? Just asking.
Pockets, indeed.
Meanwhile:
Nixon uses school funding scenarios to fight veto override
By Rudi Keller
Wednesday, July 24, 2013 at 2:00 pm[….]
Rep. Caleb Rowden, R-Columbia, supported the bill when it passed 103-51 in May. He said yesterday that he’s not certain how he will vote on the override. Its impact on education will be a major concern, he said.
[….]
House speaker not giving up on override of Nixon’s tax cut veto
Nixon continues defense of veto.
By Rudi Keller
Wednesday, July 31, 2013 at 2:00 pm[….]
From the local delegation, Nixon can count on all three Democrats – Reps. Chris Kelly, John Wright and Stephen Webber. Rep. Caleb Jones, R-Columbia, will vote to override Nixon, but Rep. Caleb Rowden, R-Columbia, has not decided.
[….]
It all must depend on which pocket.